Does a workers age affect his/her entitlement to WorkSafeBC wage loss and/or permanent disability benefits?
The duration of temporary/permanent disability payments may be affected by a worker’s age at the date of injury, where the date of injury is on or after June 30, 2002. Generally, entitlement to WorkSafeBC wage loss and pension benefits end when a worker reaches 65, or, where the worker is 63+ on the date of injury, two years after that date. The legislation, however, lets WorkSafeBC pay benefits beyond age 65 where evidence verified by an independent source confirms a worker’s intent to work past 65. Where WorkSafeBC is satisfied a worker would have continued working past 65 had the injury not occurred, wage loss payments may continue past that age until the date a WorkSafeBC officer has established as the worker’s retirement date. Section 23.1 of the Workers Compensation Act states if a worker is less than age 63 on the date of injury, wage loss and pension benefits continue until 65 or a later retirement date as established by WorkSafeBC. If a worker is 63+ on the date of injury, com
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